Lovira Hart, Jr., and Esther Maria Parker Farm

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Hart, Jr., Lovira and Esther Maria Parker, Farm
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Location 9491 W. Frankenmuth Rd., Tuscola Township, Michigan
Coordinates 43°20′7″N83°40′34″W / 43.33528°N 83.67611°W / 43.33528; -83.67611 Coordinates: 43°20′7″N83°40′34″W / 43.33528°N 83.67611°W / 43.33528; -83.67611
Area 63 acres (25 ha)
Built 1848 (1848)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 04000599 [1]
Added to NRHP June 16, 2004

The Lovira Hart, Jr., and Esther Maria Parker Farm is a historic farmstead located at 9491 West Frankenmuth Road in Tuscola Township, Michigan. It was settled in 1836 and has been continuously owned by the same family since that time. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

Tuscola Township, Michigan Township in Michigan, United States

Tuscola Township is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,152 at the 2000 census.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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History

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Lovira Hart Farm c. 1883

Lovira Hart grew up in Mount Morris, New York. In late 1836, Lovira and his wife's brother, John Abbey, traveled to Tuscola County and purchased land. They were some of the first European settlers in the area. In 1837 Hart constructed a log cabin and returned to New York to bring his family. In mid-1837 Lovira, his wife Hannah Emeline, and their family moved to this location in Michigan. However, in 1841 Hannah Emeline died in childbirth, leaving Lovira with four young children. Lovira Hart remarried in 1842, to Esther Maria Parker; the couple had three more children. [2]

Mount Morris, New York Town in New York, United States

Mount Morris is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 4,465 at the 2010 census. The town and village were named after Robert Morris, the financier of the American Revolution.

Tuscola County, Michigan County in the United States

Tuscola County is a county in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,729. The county seat is Caro. The county was created by Michigan Law on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County and attached to Saginaw County for administrative purposes. The Michigan Legislature passed an act on March 2, 1850, that empowered the county residents to organize governmental functions.

Log cabin dwelling constructed of logs; mostly used in a log house

A log cabin is a small log house, especially a less finished or architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe, and in America are often associated with first generation home building by settlers.

Lovira Hart became involved in local government and politics, serving as Tuscola Township Supervisor in 1844, 1846, 1851, and 1857, as Township Treasurer in 1850, and he was elected Tuscola County's first County Judge in 1850. He also built one of the township's first schools in 1850. [2]

Hart constructed the farmhouse on the property between 1848 and 1852, when the family moved in. A well house and barn were built some time later. The farmstead was substantially upgraded in 1880, with an addition to the house and the construction of several outbuildings. Lovira Hart died in 1892, passing the farm down to his descendants. Additional buildings on the property were constructed through the first half of the 20th century. [2]

Description

The Lovira Hart, Jr., and Esther Maria Parker Farm complex straddles Hart Road, and includes a c. 1850 farmhouse with multiple outbuildings. The house is of post and beam construction on a stone foundation. It is a front gable Greek Revival Upright and Wing structure with a two-story upright and single story wing. A single-story addition is located at the rear. There is a small covered front porch on the wing section, supported by two square columns, sheltering the entry door which is symmetrically flanked by two windows. The house is clad with clapboard, now covered with vinyl siding. Greek Revival detailing includes the low-pitched roofs, cornice returns, symmetrical placement of the windows, and the wide band of divided trim along the cornice line of the upright. [2]

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

Upright and Wing, also referred to as Temple and Wing or Gable Front and Wing, is a residential architectural style found in American vernacular architecture. It was popular from the mid- to late 19th century and is typified by a gable ended "upright" section, usually two stories, and a one-story ell or "wing" section.

Outbuildings in the complex near the house include: an 1852 gable-roof wellhouse, a 1920 concrete block ash house, a 1920 garage, a 1942 hog cot, and a 1910 hog barn with a gambrel roof. Across the road there are more buildings, including a pre-1880 horse and buggy barn, a windmill and watering trough shed, a large 1870 gambrel roof barn, two milk houses, a silo, corn crib, chicken coop, and tool barn. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kristin Hannahs (November 19, 2003), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Hart, Jr., Lovira and Esther Maria Parker, Farm
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